隐恶扬善

隐恶扬善 [yǐn è yáng shàn]

1. ■ conceal the faults of others and praise their good points; conceal one's wickedness and boast of one's goodness; conceal what is evil and publish what is good; cover one's faults and extol one's virtues; cover up sb.'s faults and publicize his merits; hide sb.'s wrongdoing and praise his good deeds; hide the evil and make known the good deeds of sb.; overlook sb.'s faults and dwell more on his good points